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The State of Social Tools - SOCIAL COMMENTARY - Magazine - Darwin Magazine

By Tris Hussey••1 min read
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This article gets the brain cells going. There is a lot to the “Four ’Co’s”:
Communication: instant messaging, e-mail, Web conferencing, streaming video and voice tools, and other messaging solutions

Coordination: calendaring, task and project management, contact management, and related technologies

Collaboration: file and application sharing, discussion, wikis, blogs and other shared-space technologies

Community: social networking, swarmth (digital reputation, also called karma or whuffie), group decision and other explicit community supports.

This article makes good points and just reinforces what most of us in this space are already seeing. Technologies are being developed with the direct intent to communicate easier, faster, and with more people than the phone or e-mail.

This is the trend to watch. Should be an interesting ride.
The State of Social Tools - SOCIAL COMMENTARY - Magazine - Darwin Magazine

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About Tris Hussey

Tris Hussey is an AI Enablement Consultant, Chartered Marketer, author of 3 tech books, and higher education instructor. He helps mid-sized businesses turn AI from a distraction into a practical, revenue-generating engine.

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